Sec. 4. Requirements with respect to voting by absentee ballot
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Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. ), as amended by section 3(a), is amended— by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as sections 306 and 307, respectively; and by inserting after section 304 the following new section: A State may not provide to an individual an absentee ballot to vote in an election for Federal office unless such individual meets the application requirements described in paragraph
(2)and is unable to vote in person at the appropriate polling place in the State on the date of the election for any of the following reasons: The business or occupation of the individual prevents such individual from voting in person on the date of the election. The individual is unable to vote in person on the date of the election because such individual provides care to a parent, spouse, or child with an illness, disability, or injury that requires constant care. The individual suffers from a physical ailment or is an individual with a disability that substantially limits any major life activities. The individual will be absent from the jurisdiction in which the individual is registered to vote on the date of the election. The individual is unable to vote in person on the date of the election due to sincerely held religious beliefs. The individual is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under any other Federal law. A State may not provide to an individual an absentee ballot to vote in an election for Federal office unless— the individual submits an application to the appropriate State or local election official and such application is received by the official not later than noon on the date before the date of the election; and the application includes— the individual’s name and address; the reason such individual is unable to vote in person at the appropriate polling place in the State on the date of the election and such reason is an excusable reason described in paragraph (1); and a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identity. A voted absentee ballot delivered to the appropriate election official in an election for Federal office by an individual who is not the voter shall not be counted unless the individual who delivers such ballot is acting with respect to the individual’s official duties as authorized by law and is— an election official; an employee of the United States Postal Service; or any other individual who is authorized by law to collect and transmit United States mail. The appropriate State or local election official shall collect voted absentee ballots in an election for Federal office delivered to such official in a carrier envelope which is designed to protect such ballots from tampering, removal, or substitution without detection and which shall— contain absentee ballots from a single jurisdiction; be labeled to reflect the jurisdiction for which the absentee ballots are to be counted; and be sealed by such official at the time at which the polls in the election close on the date of the election. A State may not use a drop box for the collection of voted absentee ballots in an election for Federal office unless the drop box is located inside a building which serves as an office for a State or local election official. A State may not accept a voted absentee ballot in an election for Federal office which is not received by the appropriate State or local election official prior to the time at which the polls in the election close on the date of the election. This section, except with respect to the absentee ballot collection requirements specified in subsection (c), shall not apply with respect to any individual who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq. ). This section shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in 2022 and any succeeding election for Federal office. . Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ), as amended by section 3(b), is amended by striking and 304 and inserting 304, and 305 . The table of contents of such Act, as amended by section 3(d), is amended— by redesignating the items relating to sections 305 and 306 as relating to sections 306 and 307; and by inserting after the item relating to section 304 the following new item: Sec. 305. Requirements with respect to voting by absentee ballot. .
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